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Sustainable fabric softener to use on VHEMP fabric. 

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The most versatile and adaptable species of crops in the world, also the most politically polarising agricultural resources. In the early 20th century the plant became labeled threat, so dangerous it should be wiped out it wasn’t dangerous to anyone or anything.
Lied and layered hemp to a propaganda campaign that associated the plant with cannabis.

Absurd and untenable, has become the government's position on cannabis that more and more people are beginning to suspect that the prohibition is not based on the presumed dangers of it’s chemical compounds but on the tremendous potential that hemp has always shown history for industrial production.

One of the US presidents who were the head of cotton industries, his nephew was the head of the narcotics and dangerous drug administration at the time and they got together, they had emergeny meetings based on eradicating hemp preserve as an actual fiber to used and they went out of their way to promote- they started off commissioned films like ‘reefer madness’ and other dramatic proper gander adverts to scare the world.

The whole concept of hemp had to be for them in their eyes to protect their billion-dollar industries, so hemp had to be squashed and thy went about it systematically they used the media, they utilized the politicians and politics itself as well as tools to make sure the hemp industry was closed down.

There is a lot of fear about hemp, because of the plant it comes from, political correctness dominated the attitude to hemp, so that people did pretty much marginalised it. Which is a great shame because hemp has nothing to do with smoking cannabis.

Hemp has been misconstrued as hippies/ surfers. where there was a strong judgement and stigma against hemp.

The judgment that surfers and hippies were smoking cannabis all day, and because they wore fabric made from hemp it is where the hemp stigma got suppressed.

Hemp production was banned throughout the United States in 1937, with the passing of the Marihuana Tax Act.

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Why is it illegal? Cannabis has thousands of industrial uses, and many of these can be produced with less of an impact on the environment than conventional products. And that cannabis may have more medical benefits than any other natural, untouched product in the world.

It can't be illegal because of the high received when smoked, because if that was the case and the law wanted to protect us, then why would alchol and tabacco, substances that kill millions every year, or even refinded sugar that can be linked to a lot of health complications human suffer from today, be legal?

Major industrial companies, mainly Du Pont, became worried of the many uses of hemp. Du Pont first invented Nylon around the same time the Cannabis laws were being properly enforced. It was simply profitable for them to back and promote the goverments decision to tell the public that cannabis was just a drug to make people high when, in reality, it was to ban the uses of Hemp

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The Most Powerful Plant on Earth? | The Hemp Conspiracy | Documentary

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The Afends Hemp Revolution is our way of promoting sustainability to our consumers as well as the surf and fashion industries. The fashion industry alone is one of the biggest contributors of pesticides world wide - mainly due to cotton farming. The more we investigated and researched hemp, the deeper our understanding became that this plant is the way of the future. No chemicals or pesticides are needed to grow it, and with a extremely quick growth rate and it requires much less water to grow as opposed to cotton.

The youth are the future and we feel it's important for Afends to be a role model in sustainable practices. We have spent over two years researching hemp - using all means necessary, the internet, talking to people in the industry, watching documentaries and even going to Australia's largest hemp field and what we took away from this research is that hemp is the most sustainable way to make clothing, by a long shot. However, the hemp industry is still stuck in the 1800's when it comes to technology due to the criminalisation of hemp products and their derivatives for so many years. The taboo surrounding this plant is still its downfall. Despite this, the hemp industry is on the rise! Hemp makes incredible durable clothing and becomes super soft over time, wearing in not out. Our Hemp Revolution campaign isn't just about using hemp in the clothing industry, but in many other industries - fuel, medicine and building to name just a few. We want to take this opportunity to showcase what an incredible plant hemp really is - help us spread the word and become a Hemp Ambassador with us! By investing in the Afends 'HEMP REVOLUTION' you are helping the fashion industry move towards the use of more eco friendly fabrics!

The Afends Hemp Feature Film.

Our motto here at Afends is 'Question Everything' and we've taken it to a whole new level. Our new documentary, 'The Hemp Revolution', explores the modern day hemp industry - it's sustainable & ecological qualities, as well as the (unfounded) taboo and stigma surrounding its use. Why do petroleum based products have a monopoly on most industries, when there are much more sustainable materials that we should be using? There may be a lot of conspiracies surrounding hemp and its uses, but there's no denying the fact that the fashion industry is one of the most damaging industries in the world and we all need work towards un-doing the damage we've done, before it's too late.

Public Enemy #1 Hemp Boardshort.

Less than 100 years ago HEMP was as common as plastic. In 1937, a fuckwit named Harry J Anslinger and a few other dickheads started releasing the propaganda shown on these trunks. This was a major contributor to making Marijuana and Hemp illegal in the USA. In turn, the rest of the world followed suit and threw the Hemp Industry into the Dark Ages. Made from 53% Hemp, 45% Recycled Polyester, 2% Spandex (Gluten Free, may contain very small traces of THC).

Hemp Is Back - Our professional athlete Duncan Mcnicol takes the Afends Hemp Boardshort for a wear, and tells you all about why our hemp products are the best in the business.

Afends Hemp Revolution Part 1.

Here at Afends we've jumped on the hemp bandwagon and are riding this proverbial train to more sustainable pastures. To celebrate our self proclaimed sustainable legends status, we headed out to the largest hemp field in Australia, threw together a half pipe (literally, we built it on the day - DIY till we die!), and skated the crap out of our mini ramp right in the centre of a damn hemp field. Along with us we bought Australian skaters Boyd Young and Bibi Bradbury, videographers from Flamingo Amigo, photographer Sam Nolan and we threw in surfer Josh Sleep for good measure. Oh, and a few cartons of VB. Classic.

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The Afends Hemp Revolution is our way of promoting sustainability to our consumers as well as the surf and fashion industries. The fashion industry alone is one of the biggest contributors of pesticides world wide - mainly due to cotton farming.

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Not so long ago, while browsing in shop near to our office in East London, I was asked by a curious shop assistant: 'Are you an environmentalist?' 'What makes you think that?' I replied, keen to know what it was that gave it away. He said it was a combination of factors: rosy cheeks, scruffy shoes and my hemp bag. While I don't consider his first two observations to be obvious badges of environmentalism, he was right about the hemp.

It was my (much- loved and frequently used) 'Real Eco Bags Are Made From Hemp' bag that marked me out as a greenie. Unlike organic cotton, hemp in its rough and raw state has a distinct, easily recognisable personality, one that has long since been linked with hippies and eco warriors. Organic cotton is now trickling on to the high street, however, while hemp clothing is still relegated to the margins, only worn or carried by the fanatical few who are forced to buy it from online stores. So why is hemp not taken more seriously when its potential as a sustainable, low-impact eco textile is enormous?
A true wonderplant
As a crop, hemp grows thick and fast (up to 10ft in a year), shooting out leaves that smother surrounding weeds. Insects don't seem to bother it, meaning it can be grown without pesticides, and because the plant's roots penetrate deep into the ground, drawing up to the surface minerals buried in the soil, little or no fertiliser is required. In essence, hemp is a low-input and low-impact crop that is easy to grow organically and which actually benefits the soil, enriching it with nutrients (making it an ideal break crop to be grown in crop rotations). Hemp is not as thirsty a crop as cotton. It does not generally require much irrigation - if any - because its long tap roots are efficient at extracting water from deep in the soil.

Hemp can be grown in areas where cotton can't - anywhere in the world. On the same amount of land it is possible to produce three times the amount of hemp fibre as cotton. UK-grown hemp could cut down on clothes miles, provide an alternative to importing cotton, create employment and reduce the UK's dirty clothing footprint on other parts of the globe.

As a fibre hemp 'breathes', keeping you cool in hot weather, and it is soft, comfortable and yet hard-wearing. It also blends well with other fibres, such as silk or organic cotton.

As various eco designers, including Enamore and THTC, are proving, hemp doesn't have to be relegated to the baggy vests and draw string trousers either - it can be cool, sexy and hip.

So what are we waiting for? Why aren't we seeing more UK-grown hemp on the high street? Since 1993, when it became legal to grow it again, hemp has been cultivated on approximately 2,000 hectares every year, but this is mainly to produce animal bedding, cigarette paper pulp, fibre and recyclable car interiors. Most of the hemp clothing available in Britain is produced in China or Eastern Europe.

There are signs that this could be about to change, however, if the efforts of one company bears fruit. BioRegional (of BedZed fame) is an independent environmental organisation that develops sustainable products and services, and which has invested eight years of research in hemp textiles. Along with Hemcore, the UK's largest hemp-growing organisation, and with help from the University of Leeds and funding from what was formerly the Department of Trade of Industry, BioRegional has been pushing to get UK-grown hemp textiles back on the market.

The project involves 1,214 hectares of hemp fields grown by 50 different farmers, mainly in south-east England. Climatic conditions in the south-east, where BioRegional is based, are the most suited to growing the crop. As a result of its practical trials, BioRegional succeeded in producing what is probably the first machine-processed, UK-grown, 100 per cent hemp apparel fabric this century, later made into a lightweight summer blazer by Katharine Hamnett.

'In the short term it would be possible to establish hemp textile production in southern England to produce high-quality hemp yarn and fabrics at a similar cost to linen,' says Sue Riddlestone, director of BioRegional. 'However, if hemp is to be grown and processed in cooler climates or at a more competitive price, various technical problems would need to be overcome.'
Hurdles to hemp
The first obstacle is weather-related. Once the hemp has been cut it needs to be laid out on the ground to allow the natural fungi and bacteria to loosen and separate the bast fibers from the woody core. (Hemp, like its close cousin flax, is a 'bast fibres' plant, meaning the fibres are contained in the stem). For this process, known as 'dew-retting', the conditions need to be just right - not too dry and not too wet - or the hemp goes mouldy. If the weather isn't right the whole crop can be lost.

'What we really need is a processing system that works for farmers,' says Sue. 'A way to process hemp that makes it economically viable, that is suitable for our temperate climate or bypasses the need to depend on the weather.' There are other ways to ret hemp but these carry their own set of problems. In Eastern Europe they often use retting ponds, for instance, which result in polluting effluents.

Then comes the problem of actually extracting the fibre from the stem. Adapted flax machinery can be used but it is not entirely suited to hemp, which is strong and hard-wearing, and has been known to get tangled up in tractors and mills. Hemp requires a larger, more robust machine - a problem that could rapidly be solved if the market demands the final product. They've looked at the possibility of stripping off the fibre with machines in the field, but then the fibre contains too much moisture and would need to be quickly treated or stored to prevent degradation. As well as being expensive it doesn't necessarily result in a better-quality fibre.

So far, so tricky, but if Hemcore, BioRegional's project partner, can manage successfully to produce hemp fibre on a commercial scale, why can't this be used for textiles?

'They produce fibre suitable for non-woven applications such as car parts and building insulation,' says Sue. 'Some of our recent work has focused on methods to upgrade this "composite grade" fibre from Hemcore to a finer, textile-grade fibre through the use of enzymes or chemicals.' In China the fibre is boiled in caustic soda - a fairly standard chemical - and it's one of the best ways to produce the finest fibre, but BioRegional wants to create a system that uses less energy, water and chemicals.

The obstacles don't end there, though. Next, the fibre needs to be spun. In 2004 there were only three short staple spinning mills in the UK - now there is only one left and that may cease spinning very soon. Hemp could also be spun using the wool spinning system, but as there is an issue with hemp fibres contaminating the spinning mill it is difficult to gain support for the project and difficult to carry out trials. The good news is that BioRegional foresees no particular problems in commercial weaving, dyeing and finishing the hemp fibre.

So the key is to find a way of harvesting and processing the hemp to produce a fibre of the right quality and price, and to find mills that are willing or able to spin it. 'If it can be processed, spun and woven in the UK there would be increased commercial potential for hemp as a mainstream clothing fabric,' says Sue. 'We haven't found the answer yet, but we don't want to give up on it. '

Emily Stott, BioRegional's hemp textiles project manager, also remains determined. 'We'd like to see hemp on the high street, as a mainstream fibre that can be blended with other fibres. We want people to take it up more widely,' she says. 'After all, hemp has a much lower ecological footprint than cotton, and far lower than polyester. Organic cotton is okay, but there is not enough around.'

BioRegional is not alone in its quest. With research projects in Italy, North America, Canada and New Zealand, Emily says in the next five years we'll be seeing a lot more of hemp.

It looks as though it will be a few years before we'll be able to buy UK-grown hemp jeans but we can help the cause by generating a market for the products. I for one will continue to carry my hemp bag with pride.

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The highs and lows of hemp
For over 5,000 years people have grown hemp for its fibres and the nutrients contained in its seeds.

* In the 16th century hemp was grown by every farmer in the UK by order of an act of parliament introduced by Henry VII to ensure the supply of sails and ropes for Royal Navy ships. Farmers who failed to grow the crop were fined.

* During the first 40 years of the 20th century, approximately 2.5 million acres of land were devoted to hemp production. In World War II, hemp was used to make American soldiers' uniforms. It is said that the first jeans, manufactured by Levi Strauss, were made of hemp.

* The once-major hemp textile industry has now almost wholly disappeared from the west, struggling as it is to compete with cotton imports and synthetics - as well as to shake off its association with narcotics. Hemp is Cannabis sativa, the leaves and flowers of which are a well-known drug. However, since low-narcotic cannabis varieties have been developed a number of countries have permitted the cultivation of this 'industrial hemp', which contains so little THC (tetrahydrocannabinol - the psychoactive chemical in cannabis) that you'd need to smoke a joint the size of a telegraph pole to get stoned.

* More than 30 nations currently produce industrial hemp, including Australia, Austria, Canada, China, the UK, France, Russia and Spain.

* It is illegal to grow hemp in the United States without a special permit from the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The situation is changing, however: eight states have removed barriers to producing or researching hemp, and others have introduced legislation (see www.votehemp.com).
25,000 uses
There are an estimated 25,000-plus uses for hemp, including everything from mushroom compost and machine-part lubricants to nets, nappies and superfood salad oil. It is one of the most versatile plants on the planet. With multiple co-products, nothing goes to waste.

The 'bast' fibres are used to produce textiles, twine, geotextiles and paper; the woody core - or hurds - are also fibrous and can be used for animal bedding, making paper or in building materials. Hemp seed is used for fish, bird or human foods, or for oil production.
Haute couture hemp - Jane Pasquill
My hemp yarn has been grown and processed in Europe without any pesticides or herbicides. It's spun using potato starch liquid instead of a petroleum-based substance that many spinners use to ease the action. The end result is a fibre that is natural and retains its lustre. The main difference between linen (flax) and hemp is the natural lustre, or shine. Linen has to be buffed to create the shine. Our customers, for the most part, thought hemp would be like rope. Our challenge was to create designs to show the possibilities provided by using hemp yarn.

We have worked with all the craft disciplines to help people understand the possibilities of this beautiful fibre (weaving, knitting, crochet, lace-making, braiding).

I have been collaborating with designers for many years to help establish an interest in agricultural hemp being grown in this country. We require a UK processing plant to supply fibre for the textile industry... as well as an investment in the textile industry. It's time for the UK to re-establish its work in textiles.

Jane Pasquill is a designer at House of Hemp
This article first appeared in the Ecologist January 2009

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Hemp has many fantastic uses such as making clothes, accessories, skin and other health related products. "Hemp refers to varieties of the cannabis plant that are grown for industrial and commercial purposes such as clothing and health foods." People have used hemp for thousands of years, after researching I discovered that studies show- ​

"The use of hemp can be traced back to 8000 BC in the Middle East and China where the fibre was used for textiles, ropes, and fishnets, the oil for cosmetic purposes and the seeds for food. Hemp has been used to produce high quality paper for centuries. Today, hemp fibres are woven into clothing, cordage, curtains, rope, carpets, burlap, sacking, shoes, towels, and heavy-duty tarpaulins. The seeds are used for health foods, edible oils, biodiesel oil, paint, soaps, cosmetics, cremes, and a host of other products."​

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What is the difference between hemp and cannabis?

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What is the difference between hemp and cannabis?

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Hemp is the fibre from a cannabis plant and is extracted from the stem. But don't panic hemp isn't the same as cannabis, they're just in the same family. Hemp is NOT psychoactive which means it won't alter somebody's mental state unlike cannabis.

A quote from a article states "hemp and marijuana serve completely different purposes. Marijuana, as it is widely known, is used for medicinal or recreational purposes. Hemp is used in variety of other applications that marijuana couldn’t possibly be used in. These include healthy dietary supplements, skin products, clothing, and accessories. Overall, hemp is known to have over 25,000 possible applications."

The link below will take you to their website, there is a short video which explains the difference in more depth.

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Are Hemp and Marijuana the Same?

Deconstructing the biggest controversy of hemp that caused it to be banned for 80 years

Short Answer: No, they are just both part of the Cannabis family

Hemp is completely different from marijuana in its function, cultivation and application. But these differences didn't stop our political leaders from getting confused and accidentally grouping all Cannabis species as a Schedule I Drug and banning it in 1970 under the Controlled Substances Act. Even after 45 years, the government still seems to have some confusion in distinguishing the two plants. Although legislation is being made, progress has been slow.In its application, hemp and marijuana serve completely different purposes. Marijuana, as it is widely known, is used for medicinal or recreational purposes. Hemp is used in variety of other applications that marijuana couldn't possibly be used in. These include healthy dietary supplements, skin products, clothing, and accessories. Overall, hemp is known to have over 25,000 possible applications.

Can You Get "High" Off Hemp?

"Your lungs will fail before your brain attains any high from smoking industrial hemp"

Hemp vs Marijuana

The Difference Between Hemp and Marijuana

Type

Is it Cannabis?

Chemical Makeup

Psychoactive?

Cultivation

Applications

Hemp
Yes

Low THC
(< 0.3%)

No

Requires minimal care. Adaptable to grow in most climates.

Automobiles, body care, clothing, construction, food, plastic, etc.

Marijuana
Yes

High THC
(5%-35%)

Yes

Grown in carefully controlled atmosphere

Medical and recreational use

So How Can You Actually Tell The Difference?

Hemp and marijuana can be differentiated by looking at its appearance, makeup, and natural adaptability. Marijuana and hemp have noticeable and contrasting differences.

Appearance

Marijuana looks contrastingly different from hemp. When you observe their leaves, marijuana's shape tends to either be broad leafed, a tight bud, or look like a nugget with organd hairs. Hemp, on the other hand, has skinnier leaves that's concentrated at the top. Few branches or leaves exist below the top part of the plant. When you observe the plants from afar, marijuana looks like a short fat bush. Hemp is typically skinnier and taller (up to 20 ft). At times, it almost looks like long ditchweed - hemp was actually found to grow among weeds in Nebraska. In general, when you compare a marijuana farm with those of industrial hemp, you'll notice that they are clearly very different from one another.

Chemical Makeup

The main difference between the two is in its chemical composition, specifically in tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). THC is the chemical responsible marijuana's psychological effects.An average batch of marijuana contains anywhere from 5-20% THC content. Some premium marijuana can have up to 25-30% THC. Hemp, on the other hand, has a max THC level of 0.3%, essentially making it impossible to feel any psychoactive effect or get a "high". This threshold is heavily regulated in other countries that have legalized hemp.Hemp also has high cannabidiol (CBD) content that acts as THC's antagonist, essentially making the minimal amount of THC useless.

Cultivation environment

The environment in which hemp and marijuana are grown is strikingly different. Hemp is grown closely together (as close as 4 inches apart) and are typically grown in large multi-acre plots. It can also grow in variety of climates and its growth cycle is 108-120 days. Unlike hemp, marijuana requires a carefully controlled, warm, and humid atmostphere for proper growth. Its growth cycle only 60-90 days. Medical cannabis also cannot be grown too close to each other. They are typically grown 6 feet apart. If, somehow, marijuana grows among (or close to) a hemp field, the hemp's pollen would immediateately ruin the marijuana crop, diluting marijuana's psychoactivity.

THC vs CBD

What are the chemicals that make hemp and marijuana different?

Tetrahydrocannabinol, also called THC, is the chemical responsible marijuana's psychological effects. An average batch of marijuana contains anywhere from 5-20% THC content. Some premium marijuana can have up to 25-30% THC.

Hemp, on the other hand, is regulated to only contain a max THC level of 0.3%, essentially making it impossible to feel any psychoactive effect or get a "high". Rather, hemp contains high cannabidiol (CBD) content that acts as THC's antagonist, essentially making the minimal amount of THC useless.

CBD was also recently found to have analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-anxiety properties without any psychoactive effects. Thus, it has recently gained popularity as a medical supplement and is now one of the leading applications of hemp in the US

** Most CBD oil in the US market is imported, making it difficult to control and regulate its quality. We recommend being very cautious and doing your due diligence before purchasing CBD oil.

Cannabis Sativa vs Cannabis Indica

Difference explained in official terms

Sativa strains are typically taller, loosely branched and have long, narrow leaves. They are usually grown outdoors and can reach heights of up to 20 feet. Sativa plants typically have higher concentration of CBD enzymes, essentially causing no mind-altering effect.

Indica strains are shorter, densely branched and have wider leaves. They are better suited for growing indoors. Indica plants contain higher THC content, which has an intoxicating effect of causing a "body buzz".

*Many hybrids of these plants have been developed recently, so it is more important to examine the exact THC level of a plant rather than strictly categorizing them "sativa" or "indica"

How Hemp got grouped with Marijuana

Was it right to ban hemp along with marijuana?

In the 1970s, President Nixon declared a "War on Drugs" and signed into law the Controlled Substances Act of 1970. This law established a set of banned drugs and created the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). It also unintentionally outlawed one of the world's oldest domesticated crop, hemp. This not only led to the demise of hemp, but also an increased misconception of the plant.

In the Controlled Substances Act, marijuana was grouped with all types of cannabis and was made illegal to grow in the US. This, unfortunately, classified hemp as a drug even though it doesn't include any of the chemicals that make marijuana a drug.Learn more about the legality of hemp in the United States.

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Deconstructing the biggest controversy of hemp that caused it to be banned for 80 years Short Answer: No, they are just both part of the Cannabis family Hemp is completely different from marijuana in its function, cultivation and application.

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Not only is hemp better for the environment than growing other clothing fibres, clothing made from hemp are more durable and easier to care for. Because of it's durability hemp doesn't need chemical pesticides or herbicides to grow making it naturally organic. "That means it protects your skin, and retains colour better than other fabrics. As you can see, hemp fabric is quite practical. It literally prevents you from getting stinky, gets softer with more use, and is stronger and longer-lasting than cotton"- https://ministryofhemp.com/blog/hemp-fabric/

Hemp is also frost tolerant and requires much less water than cotton, meaning it can be grown in farms across the world. One acre of hemp will yield as much fibre as 2 to 3 acres of cotton. "Consider this. It takes 2,700 litres of water, 0.22 pounds of fertiliser, 0.1 pounds of pesticides and 1.2 pounds of fossil fuels to produce and transport a single cotton T-shirt in India. That’s enough water for one person to drink for two and a half years"​

​Due to the way that it helps to rebuild the soil hemp is  extremely effective at sequestering carbon dioxide and increasing the amount of oxygen in the  air. "We’ve all read the air. depressing statistics about the fashion industry being responsible for colossal levels of waste and damage to our rivers, oceans and atmosphere. It is estimated that a truck full of clothing waste is being burned or landfilled every second!"- https://www.vogue.in/content/can-hemp-be-the-textile-of-the-future/